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KOLKATA, India (AFP) – A strike that shut down India’s picturesque hill station of Darjeeling — causing violence and disruption to tourism and tea production — was called off Wednesday after 104 days, protesters said. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), a movement demanding the formation of a separate Indian state for ethnic Gorkhas in West Bengal, said it would enter into talks with the government. “After the union home minister Rajnath Singh’s appeal, we had a discussion […]
PARIS, France (Reuters) — A post office sorting depot in the heart of Paris has turned its rooftop into a farm for staff who can grow their own crops and breed chickens. Around 30 employees volunteer to tend the tomato plants, feed the hens and harvest the fruits of their labours on the 900 square metre roof. Post office staff from other offices come to participate in the sustainable project which organisers say helps reconnect […]
by Greg Heakes Agence France-Presse LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) – The Vegas Golden Knights have molded a rag-tag bunch of experienced veterans and promising picks from two drafts into the NHL’s first expansion team in 17 years. And while wins might be in short supply at times in their debut season, the Knights are not going to roll over and play dead for their opponents either, says general manager George McPhee. “We are not interested […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa Agence France-Presse Popular Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike Wednesday vowed a break with old-school politics as she officially launched a new party she hopes will shake up the upcoming snap election in Japan. Pledging to bring back “hope” to the Japanese people, Koike said the party aimed to “reset” the country, which is expected to go to the polls on October 22. “Now is the time for us to carry out reforms that […]
By Lanie Valdecantos Eagle News Service LAS VEGAS, USA (Eagle News) — Henderson, a suburb located about 20 miles east of the famous Las Vegas strip hosted its annual Water Street Car Show, Saturday, September 23, 2017. The historic street transformed into a car museum as hundreds of attendees enjoyed taking a stroll back to the past to check out and personally see about 300 classic, custom, and muscle cars. There were […]
LIPA City, Batangas (Eagle News) — Sumugod sa Fernando Air Base sa Lipa City ang nasa 80 miyembro ng grupong Bayan-Southern Tagalog. Ito ay upang kunin diumano ang ilang mga bangkay na kabilang sa grupo ng New People’s Army (NPA) na namatay sa sagupaan ng makakaliwang grupo laban sa militar noong Linggo sa Mount Banoy na sakop ng Batangas City. Ayon kay Petty Hernandez, tagapagsalita ng grupong Bayan Southern Tagalog, nasa Philippine Air Force ang […]
(Eagle News) — Pinagbabawalan na ang mga menor de edad na gumala pa sa mga lansangan sa dis-oras ng gabi sa Makati City. Ayon sa ordinansang nilagdaan ni Makati Mayor Abby Binay, magpapatupad na ng curfew sa mga may edad na disi-ocho anyos pababa at higit sa disi-ocho anyos na hindi kayang alagaan ang kanilang sarili. Sa ilalim ng nilagdaang City Ordinance No. 2017-098 o “The Child Protection Ordinance of the City of Makati,” hindi […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Rock band Aerosmith announced Tuesday it was cutting short its tour of South America after frontman Steven Tyler flew back to the US due to “unexpected medical issues.” “To everybody in South America – Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Mexico – I’m very sorry and feel like I’ve let you down,” the 69-year-old wrote in a statement posted on Twitter, which did not specify the nature of the illness. “I […]
(Eagle News) — Muling nagkaroon ng aberya sa operasyon ng Metro Railway Transit (MRT) 3. Base sa anunsyo ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) sa kanilang twitter account, technical problem nanaman ang naging sanhi ng problema. Dahilan ito upang pababain ang mga pasahero sa southbound sa Kamuning Station, ala-sais bente-syete (6:27 AM) kanina, Setyembre 27. Umabot umano sa Category 3 ang nangyaring technical problem na ibig sabihin ay kinakailangang tanggalin ang tren. Humingi naman ng paumanhin […]
by Julie Chabanas and Adam Plowright Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — The maker of France’s TGV trains announced Tuesday a “merger of equals” with German industrial leader Siemens in a giant and politically tricky deal to create a new European rail champion. The state-controlled Alstom, the manufacturer of French high-speed trains, which are a source of national pride, called the tie-up with its German competitor “a key moment in Alstom’s history, confirming its position […]
US and Philippine forces have staged an exercise simulating the seizure of an American plane by Islamic State and a hostage rescue, as they look to refocus their military alliance towards counter-terrorism. The five-day training exercise which ended Tuesday was the first of its kind and saw more than 400 troops, airport police and hostage negotiators create a mock hijack of a plane by an IS cell that forced it to land at Clark airport […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) — Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy for a ninth straight year, the Geneva-based World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its annual ranking on Tuesday (September 26). Since suffering a rare blip in 2008, when it was nudged into second place by the United States, the Swiss economy has maintained an efficient but unshakable grip on the top spot. The World Economic Forum, the same organization that runs the Davos meeting […]
